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Time to pull our collective heads out of the sand
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 12:44 pm | NZMEA
Yesterday’s release of Treasury’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) provides a fairly sobering forecast of our ability to grow wealth in and for New Zealand, say the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association. More >>
Immigration Policy Adjustments Helpful for Manufacturers
Thursday, 27 July 2017, 3:51 pm | NZMEA
Today’s announcement of adjustments to the proposed changes in the Essential Skills visa are welcome news to manufacturers who continue to face skill shortages that hold back their businesses from expanding, say the New Zealand Manufacturers and ... More >>
Skilled staff constraint highest since 2008
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 10:54 am | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions, completed during June 2017, shows total sales in May 2017 decreased 2.34% (year on year export sales decreased by 5.68% with domestic sales increasing ... More >>
We need to produce more high-value goods and services
Friday, 16 June 2017, 11:54 am | NZMEA
The latest growth figures from Statistics New Zealand and the latest OECD report review of our economy, published yesterday, show that while our economy keeps growing, we’re lacking in areas that can really make us a wealthier nation, say the New ... More >>
Debt to Income Caps Recommended
Thursday, 11 May 2017, 1:53 pm | NZMEA
Debt to Income caps (DTI) have been highlighted in a recent IMF report as an important measure to build resilience in our banks and housing market to protect financial stability. The Government needs to be willing to give the RBNZ the power to implement ... More >>
Exchange Rate Needs Attention - 8 February
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 12:47 pm | NZMEA
The exchange rate hit a two year high on the Trade Weighted Index (TWI) last week. Our consistently overvalued exchange rate continues to be an issue for the competitiveness of manufacturers and the wider tradable sector, and we need to investigate ways to ... More >>
Sistema Sale
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 3:16 pm | NZMEA
Today we have learnt of the sale of Sistema Plastics to US multinational Newell Brands, in addition to the recent sale of Compac Sorting Equipment, another highly successful New Zealand manufacturing company, to Norwegian company TOMRA in October, say the ... More >>
General Cable Proposed Closure
Wednesday, 9 November 2016, 12:55 pm | NZMEA
It is very unfortunate to hear of the proposed closure of manufacturer General Cable in Christchurch, with the loss of up to 170 quality jobs and affecting other local manufacturers supplying them. While conditions for many manufacturers have improved ... More >>
Manufacturing Confidence Hit in September - 7 November
Monday, 7 November 2016, 12:08 pm | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during October 2016, shows total sales in September 2016 decreased 6.72% (year on year export sales decreased by 11.72% with domestic ... More >>
Back to Growth in August
Monday, 10 October 2016, 12:21 pm | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during September 2016, shows total sales in August 2016 increased 8.65% (year on year export sales increased by 11.32% with domestic ... More >>
Rick Smith of Sutton Tools Elected President of the NZMEA
Thursday, 29 September 2016, 10:29 am | NZMEA
Rick Smith, Operations Manager of Sutton Tools (NZ), has been elected as the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) President at the Association’s 137th AGM. Rick takes over the helm from Tom Thomson, who completed his two year ... More >>
Sales Flat for Manufacturers, but Positive Expectations
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 11:18 am | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during July 2016, shows total sales in June 2016 decreased 0.43% (year on year export sales decreased by 0.53% with domestic sales decreasing ... More >>
Minister for Manufacturing a vital step
Thursday, 21 July 2016, 11:24 am | NZMEA
Manufacturers are pleased with today’s announcement by James Shaw and the Green Party to include a Minster for Manufacturing in any future cabinet. This is a vital step for ensuring government understands manufacturing and can effectively help unleash ... More >>
Domesitic Sales Leading Growth for Manufacturers
Monday, 11 July 2016, 2:10 pm | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during June 2016, shows total sales in May 2016 increased 5.37% (year on year export sales increased by 1.43% with domestic sales increasing ... More >>
Additional measures on housing is the right move
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 2:25 pm | NZMEA
Rising house prices continue to add financial stability risk to our economy, damage working families’ ability to access affordable housing and tie the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) hands to act on our rising and overvalued currency, say ... More >>
It is all about people! - 6 July
Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 11:09 am | NZMEA
There is an obvious disconnect between our education system, both secondary and tertiary, and what industry needs to grow our economy and prosper. Manufacturers and other sectors are increasingly struggling to find the skilled staff they need to grow, ... More >>
Is NZ ready for the next global revolution in manufacturing
Monday, 27 June 2016, 12:16 pm | NZMEA
Networked manufacturing, otherwise known as Industry 4.0, is the next revolution in manufacturing, offering higher productivity and more adaptable and intelligent systems. More >>
April exports fall, mixed feelings from manufacturers
Thursday, 9 June 2016, 10:48 am | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during May 2016, shows total sales in April 2016 decreased 2.97% (year on year export sales decreased by 5.36% with domestic sales increasing ... More >>
Time for Government to act
Monday, 9 May 2016, 10:55 am | NZMEA
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during April 2016, shows total sales in March 2016 increased 1.28% (year on year export sales increased by 5.31% with domestic sales ... More >>
Stay on the downward trend
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:45 am | NZMEA
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand should move to continue to lower the OCR in response to continued low inflation and a high exchange rate, as well as continuing to implement financial stability measures in mortgage lending, say the New Zealand Manufacturers ... More >>
